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The following people are children of U.S. vice presidents, including stepchildren and alleged illegitimate children. Currently there are 42 confirmed, known living vice presidential children, the oldest Ann Rockefeller Roberts, the youngest Ella Emhoff. Two vice presidential children, John Quincy Adams and George W. Bush, have become president.
Richard M. Johnson; for President: for Vice President: 8th Vice President of the United States (1833–1837) U.S. Representative from Kentucky: Andrew Jackson, whose ...
On November 19, 1850, Richard Mentor Johnson suffered a fatal stroke and died. The hero of the Thames and former vice-president was laid to rest at Frankfort Cemetery in Frankfort, Kentucky. Four states have counties that are named after Richard Johnson, and his bust stands in a gallery of vice-presidential statues in the Senate in Washington, D.C.
The vice president of the United States ( VPOTUS) is the second-highest officer in the executive branch [8] [9] of the U.S. federal government, after the president of the United States, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. The vice president is also an officer in the legislative branch, as the president of the Senate.
Richard Bruce Cheney ( / ˈtʃeɪni / CHAY-nee; [a] born January 30, 1941) is an American retired politician and businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. Often cited as the most powerful vice president in American history, [4] [5] Cheney previously served as White ...
JOHNSON, RICHARD MENTOR, (brother of James Johnson, brother of John Telemachus Johnson, uncle of Robert Ward Johnson), A Representative and a Senator from Kentucky and a Vice President of the United States; born at "Beargrass," Jefferson County, Ky., near the present site of Louisville, October 17, 1780; attended the common schools and Transylvania University, Lexington, Ky.; studied law ...
Richard Keith Johnson (30 July 1927 – 5 June 2015) was an English stage and screen actor, writer and producer. Described by Michael Coveney as "a very 'still' actor – authoritative, calm and compelling," he was a staple performer in British films and television from the 1960s until the 2010s, often playing urbane sophisticates and authoritative characters.
